Workers stage protest on toll road<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): At least 1,300 workers of the biscuit company
\nPT Mayora Indah staged a protest for wage increases on the
\nJakarta-Merak toll road on Tuesday after nine earlier
\ndemonstrations went unheeded.<\/p>\n
The protesters held a free speech forum on the busy lanes in
\nBitung area, about 3 kilometers from their factory at Pasir Jaya
\nvillage in Jatiuwung district, causing major traffic jams for
\nabout two hours.<\/p>\n
\"State-owned toll road management company PT Jasa Marga was
\nforced to close the roads for about two hours to prevent any
\nunexpected incidents,\" David, an official of the firm, said.<\/p>\n
\"They just tried to attract the attention of officials of the
\nMinistry of Manpower, who were scheduled to visit their factory,
\nbut failed to show up after they waited until 10 a.m.,\" Second
\nLt. Rolly Laheba of the local rapid police unit said.<\/p>\n
Rolly said that traffic passing the area from Merak to Jakarta
\nwas detoured to the Balaraja Barat areas, while the opposite
\ndirection was detoured to the Karawaci area.<\/p>\n
After a negotiation with security personnel from the Tangerang
\nPolice precinct and military district, the protesters dispersed
\nthemselves in stages.<\/p>\n
The protesters said they demanded that the management raise
\ntheir daily wages of Rp 7,500 by 30 percent and daily meal
\nallowance from Rp 1,000 to Rp 4,000 and presence allowance from
\nRp 500 to Rp 1,500 a day. The company has thus far agreed to
\nraise wages only by 18 percent and hike the meal allowances to Rp
\n2,500 per day.<\/p>\n
Separately, about 300 workers of the thread spinning company
\nPT Fiverindo Inti Prima also staged a similar protest by visiting
\nthe Tangerang office of the Ministry of Manpower.<\/p>\n
The protesters said they demanded from their company, which
\nwas located in Cikupa, improvement of their welfare, including
\nincreases in their wages, meal allowances and other allowances.<\/p>\n
The protest, which was also attended by the head of the
\ncompany's personnel department, Paulus, ran smoothly. (41\/hhr)<\/p>",
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